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Two POTUS. Two Russian invasions of former territories. Two different reactions. What's the difference?
Bush Texas-bound, eye on Georgia: The Swamp
President Bush postponed his summer vacation at his Texas ranch because of the crisis in Georgia.
A day.
Bush plans to leave for Crawford tomorrow.
"Got a lot of folks, smart folks analyzing the situation on the ground,' Bush said today, after a meeting at the CIA today, "of course, briefing us on different possibilities that could develop in the area and the region.
Air Force One is Texas-bound Friday.
"I think the president wanted to stick around one more day today,'' White House Press Secretary Dana Perino explained, noting that Bush has sent Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the region.
Obama conducting telephone outreach with Ukraine while on Florida vacation - Washington Times
The White House says President Obama is continuing his telephone outreach on Ukraine during his Florida vacation.
The president spoke individually Saturday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and French President Francois Hollande.
Chris Wallace's Double Standard On Presidential Vacations During A Russian Crisis | Blog | Media Matters for America
On the March 9 [2014] edition of Fox Broadcasting Co.'s Fox News Sunday, Wallace joined the media in implicitly criticizing Obama for spending the weekend in Florida with his family. Wallace asked former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates if "it's helpful for president Obama to take the weekend off in the middle of what you call a crisis to be playing golf in Florida"
Wallace's concern about the president's weekend vacation flies in the face of his attitude during a similar interview following Russia's invasion of Georgia in 2008. While discussing the situation with then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the August 17, 2008, edition of Fox News Sunday, Wallace mentioned that Rice had joined President Bush at his Texas ranch but never once broached the appropriateness of the trip in the 13-minute interview